Three Critics of the Enlightenment
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Three Critics of the Enlightenment is a scholarly work by Isaiah Berlin that examines the ideas of thinkers who challenged core Enlightenment assumptions about reason, progress, and human nature.
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| Three Critics of the Enlightenment canonical | 2 |
| Enlightenment and its critics | 1 |
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Target entity: Three Critics of the Enlightenment Context triple: [Henry Hardy, hasEdited, Three Critics of the Enlightenment]
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A.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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Age of Reason
Age of Reason is a term for the Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and individualism over tradition and religious authority.
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The Age of Voltaire
The Age of Voltaire is a volume in Will and Ariel Durant’s multi-part historical series "The Story of Civilization," focusing on the Enlightenment era and the life and influence of Voltaire.
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El siglo de las luces
El siglo de las luces is a landmark historical novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that explores the impact of the French Revolution in the Caribbean through his signature blend of baroque style and magical realism.
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Enlightenment encyclopedism
Enlightenment encyclopedism was an 18th-century intellectual movement that sought to systematically collect, organize, and disseminate all human knowledge in accessible reference works, epitomized by projects like Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Three Critics of the Enlightenment Target entity description: Three Critics of the Enlightenment is a scholarly work by Isaiah Berlin that examines the ideas of thinkers who challenged core Enlightenment assumptions about reason, progress, and human nature.
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A.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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B.
Age of Reason
Age of Reason is a term for the Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and individualism over tradition and religious authority.
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C.
The Age of Voltaire
The Age of Voltaire is a volume in Will and Ariel Durant’s multi-part historical series "The Story of Civilization," focusing on the Enlightenment era and the life and influence of Voltaire.
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D.
El siglo de las luces
El siglo de las luces is a landmark historical novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that explores the impact of the French Revolution in the Caribbean through his signature blend of baroque style and magical realism.
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E.
Enlightenment encyclopedism
Enlightenment encyclopedism was an 18th-century intellectual movement that sought to systematically collect, organize, and disseminate all human knowledge in accessible reference works, epitomized by projects like Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
intellectual history
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| author | Isaiah Berlin ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
critique of Enlightenment rationalism
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cultural particularism ⓘ historical contingency of values ⓘ |
| contributor | Ronald H. McCallum ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critic |
Giambattista Vico
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Johann Georg Hamann ⓘ Johann Gottfried Herder ⓘ |
| editor | Henry Hardy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
18th-century European thought
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German philosophy ⓘ Italian philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
history of ideas
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intellectual history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Herder and the Enlightenment
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The Divorce between the Sciences and the Humanities ⓘ Vico and the Ideal of the Enlightenment ⓘ
linked to:
The Philosophy of Giambattista Vico
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| influenced |
debates on liberalism and pluralism
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scholarship on the Counter-Enlightenment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Enlightenment
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counter-Enlightenment ⓘ critique of progress ⓘ critique of rationalism ⓘ human nature ⓘ |
| notableIdea | articulation of the Counter-Enlightenment tradition ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
historicism
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limits of reason ⓘ pluralism ⓘ romanticism ⓘ value conflict ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Against the Current
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The Crooked Timber of Humanity ⓘ Vico and Herder: Two Studies in the History of Ideas ⓘ |
| subjectOfCritique |
Enlightenment faith in reason
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belief in linear progress ⓘ universalism in ethics and politics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
18th century
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early modern period ⓘ |
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linked to: Three Critics of the Enlightenment